Some
bill-sh made up terminology/concept that narrates the reasons why an individual refuses to have a conversation about sensitive topics usually pertaining to race. Completely ignoring the very valid reason a person might choose not to bring up race in a conversation as they
may actually have no
bias at all so the thought of “what race is the person I’
m talking too” never even crossed their mind.
Normal person 1: *walks past two people sitting on a bench*
Jerk Person 1: “Hey did you see that asian girl earlier?”
Normal Person 2: “You
mean the young lady with sunglasses and a red dress…”
Jerk Person 1: “Yeah Asian girl. I know what you’re thinking so you can just say it.”
Normal Person 2: “Uhh actually, I have no clue what you’re talking about.”
Jerk Person 1: “Yeah you do, you just
don’t want to talk about it because of your ‘
white fragility.’”
Normal Person 2: “Whoa! That’s
pretty racist of you. First off, no I didn’t notice nor do I care what race the person who walked by us is. Second you’re assuming I’
m Caucasian because my skin is light colored. Not everyone who has light skin is Caucasian and not every Caucasian person is racist. I think that’s
pretty ignorant of you to try to force that narrative on people when you
don’t know them and judge them
based only on what you see.”
Jerk Person 1: “Oh, I never thought of it that way.”
Normal Person 2: “Clearly.”